Ms. Tang's Class

Today we wrote about our favourite things we learned about China in our sketchbooks. In the afternoon, we completed our triangle hearts. In case you forgot, we were trying to build hearts using triangle-shaped pieces of paper. We discovered today that you can make bigger shapes using the triangles and then use those bigger shapes to create the heart easily. Ask me what shapes we made!

Housekeeping:

​Check SMILE folders for swimming ability forms. These need to be returned ASAP.

Email Ms. Tang if you are able to volunteer for swimming on March 7, 8, 14 and 15.

Today is our 100th day of school! We are all 100 days smarter and we've spent the day celebrating and reflecting. In our journals, we wrote about what we will be like when we're 100 years old. In literacy, we did some writing about the number 100 and spelled 100 words. In math, we did some centres around the number 100, including building with 100 cups! Ask me about the centres!

Housekeeping:

Grade 1 will be going swimming on March 7, 8 , 14 and 15. Forms coming soon in SMILE folders, but in the meantime if you're able to volunteer, please let Ms. Tang know via email.

Today we continued our shapes exploration by looking at all the ways that we could use triangles to make other shapes, and since it's Valentine's day, we tried making a heart with our triangles. It was really tough but there was a way to figure out how to arrange our triangles using numbers. Ask me how!

We also prepared for a Chinese new year celebration by creating lanterns with positive wishes for the new year written on them. We put them up in our hallway to invite positivity into our school for the new year. Everything in Chinese culture has a meaning to it. Ask me what lanterns mean!

Housekeeping:

No school Thursday and Friday for Teacher's Convention. No school Monday for Family Day. See you all Tuesday!

Grade 1 will be going swimming on March 7, 8 , 14 and 15. Look for notices to come soon in SMILE folders, but in the meantime if you're able to volunteers, please let Ms. Tang know via email.

Today in math, we did a shapes exploration. We found different ways to make shapes using OTHER shapes. We used diamonds, trapezoids and triangles to make hexagons. Ask me how to make a hexagon! Then we had shape challenge to fill in a space with no overlaps and no spaces. That was tough! Our ultimate challenge for the day was to fill in a circle with pattern blocks!

In social studies, we continued our adventure in China. We learned about some special celebrations, including one that is happening soon! Ask me what holiday is coming up!

Housekeeping:

Reminder: There is no school on Thursday, Friday, or Monday. See you all on Tuesday!

Valentine's day - please let Ms. Tang know if you need a class list for Valentine's. It will be a regular school day, but there will still be an opportunity to exchange cards.

Today we watched a Peg + Cat episode with a reeeeeally biiiiig problem and did some problems in math using birthday candles. Ask me how many candles go on Ms. Tang's birthday cake!

We also explored a bit of the olympics. We learned that it happens every 4 years, there's a winter and a summer olympics, and we saw what some of the sports in the winter olympics looks like.

Philosophy of the week:Here are important steps to take to make the most of story time with your young learner.

Housekeeping:

We will be swimming soon. Keep a eye out for forms coming soon in SMILE folders and email Ms. Tang if you are interested in volunteering.

Valentine's day - Next week Valentine's day will be a regular school day. We will not be having a party, however, there will be time for students to hand out Valentine's cards if they so choose. Any treats will be handed out at the end of the day.

Today we did some play with the word "jump". Ask me what suffixes I can add to the word "jump"!

In math, we did a problem investigating squares. Do you know what is the difference between squares and rectangles?

In literacy, we worked on our mittens, did whiteboard spelling, sentence strips, and guided reading.

In the afternoon, we continued our trek to China. We learned some words in two of their languages (yes, there are two+ languages in China!), looked at martial arts, and looked at clothes.

Housekeeping:

Valentine's day - Next week Valentine's day will be a regular school day. We will not be having a party, however, there will be time for students to hand out Valentine's cards if they so choose. Any treats will be handed out at the end of the day.

Today we did some word play (as opposed to math play). We looked at suffixes for the word "play". Did you know you can add letters to make a new word? Ask me how I can change the word "play".

We continued with our trek to China today by looking at a preview of what is to come in Chinese culture. We heard about the music, the language, and the writing.

We had another drumming session today and learned a new song: toast and cinnamon, toast and jam!

For math, we did some math play in two different groups in our class.

Housekeeping:

Valentine's day - Next week Valentine's day will be a regular school day. We will not be having a party, however, there will be time for students to hand out Valentine's cards if they so choose. Any treats will be handed out at the end of the day.

Today we got another email from Gingie! Can you guess where he is now?? Because we're going there next to find him! We filled out our boarding passes and soon we'll be adding our flags, our visa, and updating our map.In science, we talked about the white-tailed jackrabbit and where they live. Ask me where they live and why they live there!

Today we continued our math investigation. When you roll two dice and add them together, which sum wins? We looked at all of our data and can you guess which sum shows up most often? And why?

In science we looked at the predators of the white-tailed jackrabbits. After viewing some videos and photos, we learned about its predators and how it adapts. Ask me what animals like to eat jackrabbits and how they can avoid being eaten!

Housekeeping:

Reminder to check out SPUD fundraiser.

Please make sure your child comes to school with adequate clothing for cold days (e.g. mitts, scarves, hats, snowpants).